Bulldog Bulletin Weekly Newsletter

We are beginning our 5th week of school and lots of learning is going on. We are also sending home the STAR Reading and Math Family Report. If you have any questions, please ask your student's teacher. Lastly, we are continuing our short announcement each day from 9/16-10/15/24, to learn about famous Hispanic Americans. Please ask your student to name one of the Hispanic Americans from last week. See other resources below to review as a family.

Have an amazing week,

Mrs. Peacock

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The Illinois Department of Public Health mandates that children at a specific age and grade level receive vision and hearing screenings from a certified technician. The children in the following categories are required by law to be screened: Pre-K through 3rd grade, 8th grade, students new to the district, students specifically referred by a teacher, and students receiving special education services.

Screening at Churchill School will begin on September 23. Willow School screenings will begin the following week, September 30. If the screening technician determines that your child may have a vision or hearing problem which needs further evaluation, you will receive a notification letter in the mail regarding the next steps and recommendations.

If you have questions, concerns, or object to these screenings for religious reasons, please contact your child's school nurse.

Thank you,

Gail Straney RN, NCSN

To All Families: Please be advised that those who qualified for free or reduced priced meals from the 23-24 school year and have not yet reapplied for the 24-25 school year will no longer receive free or reduced meals beginning October 1st. If you are unsure if you have qualified for the 24-25 school year please contact our food service director at anne.simons@hsd153.org or call 708.922.2417. Be sure to include your child's first and last name in your messages.

Anne Simons

Food Service Director

Homewood School District 153

708.922.2417

“Did you miss the sign up to volunteer at your student’s classroom parties? Please use this link to sign up and your room rep will reach out about the three parties:

Fall Party is October 31 at 10:45-11:45

Winter Party is December 20 at 10:45-11:45

Valentines Party is February 14 at 1:45-2:45

Churchill PTA Class Party Volunteer Interest Form

docs.google.com

Early Dismissal or Transportation Change:

• If a student needs to be picked up early or a transportation change is needed, please call the main office at 708.798.3424, before 2:30pm. You may also send a written note to school with your student. They must bring it to the main office. The time for making changes on early dismissal days is before 11:15am.

Lunch Drop Off:

• Food delivery services such as Uber Eats, Door Dash, etc., are not allowed and will be returned.
• Parents/Guardians may drop off lunch for students 20 minutes before the lunch period begins.
• Lunch period times are:
• 3rd grade 10:40am
• 4th grade 11:30am
• 5th Grade 12:15pm

Lost and Found Donation to Goodwill Tuesday, October 1st.

• Please remind your student to check the lost and found to collect their belongings.
• The remaining items will be donated to Goodwill on October 1st.

No School - Staff Institute Day - 10/11/24

October 12, 2024 9am - 12 Noon

PAPER ONLY!

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) sponsors the Those Who Excel & Teacher of the Year program to honor educators who have made significant contributions to our state's public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools. Awards are presented in seven categories:

• Classroom teachers (teachers with 5-plus years of experience)
• Early career educators (teachers with 1-4 years of experience)
• School administrators
• Student support personnel
• Educational service personnel
• Community volunteers
• Teams​

The process is different than in the past. Now anyone can nominate however many people as they want in the above categories. A nomination takes only 5-10 minutes and can be done here:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hv5kA8ZJ9Eq1LDNameV30TqgS2398c9PrVyNn9ftGr9UMERXU1FDUjVOVjhWQUVCSkZIWU9aNEE1TCQlQCN0PWcu

Before starting a nomination, you will need to provide the following information:

1. Name of nominee and contact info
2. School district info
3. Name of supervisor
4. Names and contact info for 2 additional references
5. Short answer- what makes then awesome/great?

The deadline to nominate someone is October 15. If someone is nominated, they will be notified via e-mail and they will then have from November 1-30 to complete the application.

You can read all about the awards here: https://www.isbe.net/Pages/teacher-of-the-year.aspx